Ex-NFL Star Ricky Williams Now Pitching Drug That Got Him Banned
- Former Heisman Trophy winner launches medicinal weed brand
- Retired running back is latest celebrity hawking pot products
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Marijuana derailed running back Ricky Williams’s NFL career, but now the same drug may help launch the next phase of his business career.
Williams, 40, is launching a cannabis brand called Real Wellness by Ricky Williams. The line will cater to health-conscious consumers, particularly women, who are interested in using alternative medicine to boost wellness, he said. Williams is serving as brand ambassador and using his studies of herbs and ancient medicine to create formulations for products.